Barry James Robert Prenderville (born 16 October 1976 in

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) is an

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former

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. Prenderville was an underage international player for Ireland when he signed for

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from Cherry Orchard as a schoolboy. Having failed to make a first team appearance for Coventry, Prenderville went on loan to Scottish club Hibernian. Prenderville had a successful loan spell with Hibs, but had to return to Coventry in December 1998 after the two clubs failed to agree a fee for a permanent transfer. Prenderville was eventually released by Coventry in 1999. His form with Hibs earned him a move to

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

; this move did not work well, however, and he returned to Ireland with

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after making only six appearances for Ayr. Six months later, however, Prenderville returned to English football with

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. He was a consistent squad member at

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, but financial difficulties affected the club in 2002, and Prenderville was one of the players who were offloaded. Barry once again returned to Dublin in 2002, but this time with Shelbourne. He scored 3 goals in a total of 18 appearances including 2 in the Champions League qualifiers. When

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became St Pats manager in February 2003, he made Prenderville one of his first signings. His first season back at Richmond Park could be seen as somewhat of a personal success, as he made 39 appearances in all competitions. Prenderville played at

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and in

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. Prenderville was released by St Pats at the end of the 2005 season, and signed for

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

. He made his debut at

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in June 200

but after only 2 league appearances Prenderville was released by the club in July 2006 "due to other commitments", which meant that he was "unable to participate fully with the first team's training schedule". He played in the 1993 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. Prenderville is currently a Football Association of Ireland facilitato

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prenderville, Barry 1976 births Living people Association footballers from Dublin (city) Men's association football defenders Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Coventry City F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Scottish Football League players League of Ireland players English Football League players Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Cherry Orchard F.C. players